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Re:ARM: Can 'crown jewel' of UK technology be protected? by klelatti on Monday September 14, 2020 @02:50PM (#24473657)
The irony in all this is that a government that says it wants to create a 'trillion dollar tech giant' has no idea what to do with the one world leading tech company that is based in the UK.

[1] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2020/09/11/cummings-p...

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Re:ARM: Can 'crown jewel' of UK technology be protected? by Rexxar on Monday September 14, 2020 @05:31PM (#24475394)
> Cummings suggested that a no-deal Brexit could allow the Government to offer state aid to the country’s most promising technology businesses

The second level irony is that it's the UK that has always been the main opponent to every state subsidies while they were in European union.

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Re:ARM: Can 'crown jewel' of UK technology be protected? by klelatti on Monday September 14, 2020 @05:36PM (#24475446)
Third level irony: UK tech sector wants freedom of movement across the EU and would rather not have state aid.
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